Chapter 5 -- Revenge for the Master.
I took Mia back to my dorm room, I had an idea and I hope it would work. It seemed to me what enabled me to see a ghost was the fact I had light energy inside of me, and a link to refresh it. But what would happen if I fed a little energy into someone else?
I looked at Mia when we got inside my dorm room and said, "There is something I need to try, then I need to explain some things to you that you need to know if... We are going to be together."
Mia's eyebrows scrunched worriedly, people always seem to expect bad news in one of these conversations.
With a nervous smile I continued, "See, I wasn't actually hallucinating on that drug, I was hearing and seeing real beings."
I fought to keep a straight face as Marie and Nikki made funny faces at me and swirled a finger around their ear, yeah, I was worried she would think I am nuts too. That's why I was really hoping this would work, if it didn't it would be harder to prove, maybe impossible.
Mia frowned and her eyes crunched down some more. "Beings?" she asked.
I nodded, took her hand and said, "Tell me if you feel anything, or if this hurts."
Her eyes widened as I channeled some light energy into her body, just a trickle.
She said, "That feels a little strange, like my skin is tight. What are you doing?"
I reached around her with my hand and pulled Marie out in front. Mia shrieked and jumped. I gently squeezed her hand and asked, "What do you see?"
She replied, "You scared me, is that a hologram or something, it kind of looks transparent."
I channeled a bit more energy and saw her eyes widen as she said, "Wow, its solid now, how did you do that? And why does my skin itch and feel tight?"
I smiled at my success, hoping Mia doesn't lose it I said, "This is Marie, she has been my close friend for a long time, since I was born in fact."
Marie rolled her eyes and said to Mia, "What he isn't telling you is I died, that tight skin feeling is him giving you the energy you need to see ghosts. Oh and if you turn around that is his guardian angel Nikki."
Mia turned her head and took in my angel. Nikki was wearing tight jean shorts and a t-shirt that said team Jim. Mia turned back and looked at Marie again with her mouth open, a look of panic on her face. Then she looked at me, her eyes rolled up into her head, and she fainted into my arms.
I scooped Mia in my arms and laid her on the bed, shaking my head in disbelief. I turned to Marie and said, "Subtle, really subtle. Well at least she didn't scream and run. Of course there is always when she regains consciousness."
Marie grinned at me, "You were going to slow, and she will get over it when the shock wears off."
"I hope so," I said. "Well at least she didn't have the added shock of seeing Pia at the same time."
I heard a groan and looked at the bed. She looked at me in horror and said in a gasping voice, "Pia?"
I sighed and nodded. "She showed up last night. After we umm, finished. I promised her to tell you about it later. Sorry about you getting thrown in the deep end, but that's where I live."
She smiled shyly at the ghost and angel and said, "Will I always see them now, this is kind of freaking me out."
I shook my head and said, "The energy will probably wear off in a few hours, I can always do it again though."
I could feel Pia right outside the door and said, "Well don't be shy now, come on in and say hello."
The young sexy bubbly woman who looked so like Mia came through the door and looked completely different. She looked insecure and afraid, unsure of her reception. I heard Mia sob behind me and my eyes widened. I should have known it would be emotional for her. I'm such a dumb ass sometimes.
Pia jumped when I grabbed her hand and gasped in surprise at my ability to touch her. I winked at her and fed her some energy so she would be solid, then whispered, "Go hug your sister." Now she was crying too. I noticed tears on Nikki and Marie too, I looked around for an escape, maybe the floor would open up and swallow me. Nope, not that lucky today.
I thought at Nikki, "Girl advice, should we give them some space?"
Nikki rolled her eyes at me, but then nodded. I kissed Mia on the cheek and told her to take her time and got out of the dorm room. The three of us were heading to the common room downstairs when I felt a vampire moving in our direction at full speed.
What now? A tall very young vampire ran up to me, she was terrified. She had dark red hair and green eyes. White porcelain skin and a nice hourglass figure. She blurted out, "I'm Sara, are you Jim? Sam's dorm mate?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, what's going on?"
She took a deep breath and spoke quickly in a panic, "The master you killed, when you freed us all. The master's maker is in town, he felt him die, and he is pissed off. Stephanie was tortured. Sam and Gabriela were hurt as well. They were visiting with us when he showed up."
Sara started sobbing as she said, "Two of us are already dead, we haven't told him about you yet but it's just a matter of time before he finds out who killed master and comes for you. I managed to escape so I came straight here to warn you."
Crap, I pushed Sara away from me into Nikki and warned her to stay back and created my vampire killing aura of light just in time as a large vampire ran down the hall and jumped at me. He fell to the ground, devoid of energy. I watched as Sara's eyes widened in confusion and terror.
I told Sara, "You didn't escape, he let you go and had you followed, hoping you would lead them to me." I pointed at the guy and asked her, "I assume this is one of his minions and not the one you were talking about?"
Sara nodded.
I said, "Stay here, watch some TV or something. I don't suppose you two will stay? Keep an eye on Sara, Mia and Pia?"
They both looked at me like I lost my mind.
I sighed and said, "Okay, okay. Just want you to be safe so I asked, I wasn't going to tell you not to come."
They exchanged a knowing look then smiled at me. I guess I got credit for not being stupid enough to tell them not to come. We ran for the abandoned house that Stephanie had taken over. It felt like a repeat of the other night but I had less patience, I simply destroyed the vampire's energy on the two guarding the door, but I didn't kill them, just left them helpless.
I searched room to room ignoring the female vampires, trying to track down the asshole. I finally found them in the basement. Gabriela and Stephanie were in a cage. Sam was on a table, his body stretched out across it, pulled taught by ropes at his hands and feet. The asshole was leaning above him with a carving knife stained with blood. He looked up at me with satisfaction on his face.
He said cheerfully, "Good good, letting that one go pulled you right to me." Then he sneered and said, "I am going to make you regret destroying my progeny."
This guy was toast, he had no chance, he couldn't rush me and I could blast him at any time. I laughed at him and said, "Your progeny was a sad sick bastard, much like you. I am going to enjoy killing you too."
Unfortunately I was over confident in my energy shield, I never considered he wouldn't just rush me and die, or wait until I blasted him with energy at my leisure. Proving my stupidity he laughed and said, "Your shield won't stop this."
He pulled a gun out and shot me, it hurt, a lot. The bullet entered my shoulder and I fell to the floor screaming in pain. My active shield started to heal me, and I wasted no more time and blasted concentrated light energy at him. For a minute I didn't think it would work, but then it cut through his roiling dark energy and burned a huge hole in his head. Without a brain he fell to the floor dead.
I destroyed all his followers, not interested in any more he made me do it excuses, if they couldn't stand for themselves they would just join some other sick bastards arsenal. I healed Sam and then let out Gabriela. Most of the girls were hurt, and I couldn't heal vampires, they needed dark energy. Sam flippantly mentioned no guys back at the dorm would mind giving a little blood if they were left with a smile.
I snickered and said, "You know, that's not a bad idea. You'll have to leave me out though, I don't think I could hold back my energy and that would kill them, plus I think it would earn me three orders to go sleep on the couch."